Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024App State
Eli Wilson
TE • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Piedmont, SC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Eli Wilson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
55
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Eli Wilson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Piedmont, SC wearing No. 87, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Eli Wilson's career was his receiving role: 77 catches,...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Eli Wilson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · App State. Eli Wilson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 771
- Receptions
- 77
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Eli Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 771
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · App State
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wren · App State
- High school pipeline
- Wren · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 292 receiving yards · TE 63rd (top 15%) · Sun Belt 45th (top 22%) · National 453rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 6 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 31.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 7 | 10 | 82 | 1 | 35.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 12 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 66 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 31 | 331 | 6 | 66 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 25 | 292 | 5 | 72.1 |
Related Context
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Eli Wilson played TE for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Eli Wilson recorded 771 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
App State paired 292 primary output with 76.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 76.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · App State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
36.5
Efficiency
76.8
Usage
16.5
Consistency
72.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Tennessee State: 43. Clemson: 26. East Carolina: 53. Marshall: 15. Louisiana: 53. Georgia State: 13. James Madison: 32. Georgia Southern: 57
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Tennessee State: 3 by 95.6. Clemson: 3 by 57.8. East Carolina: 4 by 88.3. Marshall: 1 by 100. Louisiana: 3 by 100. Georgia State: 2 by 43.3. James Madison: 4 by 53.3. Georgia Southern: 5 by 76
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.3 · Games = 4 · -2.5 vs Losses
Losses37.8 · Games = 4 · +2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Georgia Southern | L 20-29 | — | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs James Madison | W 34-20 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Georgia State | W 33-26 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Louisiana | L 24-34 | — | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Marshall | L 37-52 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ East Carolina | W 21-19 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 22 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Clemson | L 20-66 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Tennessee State | W 38-10 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 34 |
Player Story
Eli Wilson story
Eli Wilson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Piedmont, SC wearing No. 87, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Eli Wilson's career was his receiving role: 77 catches, 771 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with App State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: Eli Wilson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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App State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 2 | 13.3 | 8.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 48 | 36.1 | 7.5 | 46 |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 82 | 46.5 | 7.8 | 34 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 347 | 64.1 | 12.3 | 265 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 347 | 64.1 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 292 | 76.8 | 16.5 | -55 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Southern
Week 14 · L 20-29 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
87.9 takeover
57 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.
#2
@ James Madison
Week 12 · W 26-23 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Louisiana
Week 7 · L 24-34 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 13 · W 55-27 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
77.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ East Carolina
Week 3 · W 21-19
53
Receiving Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · App State
292 primary output · 76.8 efficiency · 16.5 usage
72.1
#2
2023 Postseason · App State
66
347 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · App State
66
347 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 12.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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